3rd December 2025

Our Team – Paul Watson-Scholes

It’s time to meet our Night shift supervisor, Paul Watson-Scholes.

Paul joined The Cardboard Box Company in Jun 2015 and became a skilled multi-point gluer operator, a key part of our service offering to customers.

Initially he worked on the Pacific and then moved over to the market leading BOBST Expertfold when that was installed. A move back to the Pacific in late 2020, when the night shift was established saw him then promoted to lead operator in 2021, and then supervisor in February 2023.

Paul’s supervisory role is key to ensuring the night shift achieves maximum productivity and that all work is completed ready for delivery to the customer. As the only nighttime supervisor in both factory and warehouse, Paul’s shift tasks are multi-faceted and include liaising with shift leaders either side for hand overs, targets for the shift and any challenges that be present.

Paul commented; “I deal with many queries overnight and with me being the most senior person on site, I have learnt to go with my gut instinct and to trust myself with the decisions I make.”

Alongside the day-to-day production Paul also schedules one to one meeting with his team every three months to provide feedback from both sides to ensure the team continues to perform at the highest level.

Paul added; “I love working at CBC. There’s a good work life balance and you feel like your work is valued. The atmosphere is positive, and no two days are ever the same. The leadership team is very understanding and supportive and I work with a great bunch of people.

“It’s been great to see some younger people begin their careers with us recently and I would encourage people to consider joining our industry which is so much more than a brown box. There’s such a wide range of jobs for them to do and if you work hard, great promotions can be had.”

Just for fun:

*If you didn’t work in corrugated, what would you do?

I’ve always fancied being a green keeper or groundsman.

*A fact that people may not know about you

I’ve run 2 marathons (London & Chester)

*What do you like to do outside work?

I’ve got in to running over the last 12 months. The furthest I’d ever ran was 5 miles, but I’ve now completed 2 marathons this year.

Me and my wife also love to travel and enjoy holidays. We aim to try and get away at least twice a year, sometimes a few more!